UK News – Page 693
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NewsSC Films to handle sales for Graham Chapman film
EXCLUSIVE: Simon Crowe’s SC Films International has taken on international sales for A Liar’s Autobiography – The Untrue Story of Monty Python’s Graham Chapman.
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NewsRoger Shannon sets up regional round table initiative
Shannon, who heads up the Film and Television department at the University of Edge Hill in Liverpool, is running a series of round table discussions to bring regional film-makers, businesses and academics together.
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NewsHeadhunters to expand in the UK
Momentum’s thriller to play in an additional 22 cinemas from tomorrow.
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NewsShooting underway on The List
Sienna Guillory and Bill Paterson have joined the cast of Klaus Hüttmann’s The List.
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NewsThe Other Cinema to host Kassovitz's La Haine in London and Paris
Free Tottenham screening to employ young people from Broadwater Farm.
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NewsGame Of Thrones season 3 to shoot in Northern Ireland
EXCLUSIVE: HBO is returning to Belfast for a third series of its award winning fantasy series Game Of Thrones; the production will be based at the city’s Paint Hall studio, taking advantage of its two new sound stages.
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NewsThe Guillemots, Glen Hansard to perform at Sundance London
The two musical acts have been added to the opening night of Sundance London, which kicks off on April 26.
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NewsCatherine McCormack to star in The Fold
She plays a priest who forms a friendship with a migrant worker in the feature debut of UK film-maker John Jencks.
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NewsSky acquires licence to kill in 007 switch
ITV is set to be shaken and stirred by the loss of the James Bond film franchise for the first time in more than 35 years.
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NewsUK animation campaigners eye tax breaks on development
Campaigners for animation tax breaks are urging the government to include the cost of development within the new policy, expanding benefits beyond the existing equivalent film credit.
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NewsBBC gearing up for UK’s first scripted 3D project
The BBC is developing British TV’s first 3D comedy drama as part of a two-year trial across multiple genres.
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NewsFocus, Working Title to start UK shoot on Bana / Hall thriller
The untitled story of former lovers who must collaborate at a terrorism trial stars Eric Bana and Rebecca Hall. Focus holds worldwide rights and will commence pre-sales in Cannes.
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NewsBT Vision signs FX content deal
BT Vision has signed a content deal with FXUK - bolstering its offering ahead of the launch of a dedicated entertainment portal.
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NewsCreative England to host nationwide networking events
Sessions have already taken place in Leeds, Birmingham and Bristol.
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NewsEdinburgh Film Festival plans Shinji Somai retrospective
Films by the Japanese director to screen will include Sailor Suit And Machine Gun and Wait And See.
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NewsLeft Bank eyes £40m sale
Left Bank Pictures is considering putting itself on the market for as much as £40m after appointing broker About Corporate Finance.
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NewsWorld Picture Films options Gilna's The Gift Of Lightning
Young Irish playwright David Gilna has sold the rights to his autobiographical play The Gift Of Lightning to World Picture Films.
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Marketing Movies Online conference planned for June 13 in London
Marketing Movies Online will hold a digital marketing conference and networking event at the London FIlm Museum on June 13.
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Clare Dundrow joins Kaleidoscope
Clare Dundrow, formerly of Momentum and Anchor Bay, has joined Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment as senior product manager.
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NewsTitanic 3D sails into top spot at UK box office
Fox’s re-release dethrones The Hunger Games with strong $4.4m (£2.8m) debut.